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You are misinformed. Picture quality are relatively the same. Remember that they both have the same codecs mandated for each player. They can you the same audio codecs. True-HD/ DTS are the best and very few studios are using this for either side. PCM is being used for Blu-Ray but many experts have said that the human brain can not…

Thanks for that, BigBrain. I truly appreciate the time you took to outline the process.

I just want the best picture and audio quality. And right now Blu-ray is it. Why is it non consumer friendly?

Yes, these look like MSRP for 2002.  In 2006 I got a 7.1 system (not an HTIB) with a 42inc 720p plasma and a 720p projector and a motorized, tensioned 100inch screen, along with an HD DVR and an HD DVD player, along with all the wiring and fancy mounts and faceplates for under $6,000.

By the way, my screen measures 96” diagonal!!

I agree.  So far i’m right at $2,500.  That is a MCE 05 with two SD tuners and one HD tuner, Sony CRT projector (running 768p) 1000w 7.1 system, 270w Dual 10” subwoofer, Xbox 360 + HDDVD drive, and a Wii.  Granted my basement was already finished and all i did was run the cables and hook everything up and…

What, does the author only pay MSRP and live in 2002? With a little research and a willingness to dig for deals, you can easily get much more bang for your buck than this guy is describing. His tiers are at least off by one, if not two, levels in almost every category.

It’s important to differentiate “powerline broadband” which you infer to be local home networking over the electrical system, and “broadband over power line” which delivers broadband over the copper from the power company., which so far has proven to be both an inefficent method of delivering broadband to a home, and an efficient method of producing electrical interference due to…

Great article on the state and development of consumer-level home automation.  Please keep it coming!!

Steve, I used to be in distribution of video media, and unless things have changed dramatically, it usually goes something like this; A studio secures ownership of intellectual property (ie, the idea of, say “Blade Runner” as a story.) The terms of that contract with the originator (were it to NOT be an employee of the studio) would dictate what…